Allstaff to Eliminate 148 Kenosha Jobs
The Gurnee-based staffing firm will end its contracted positions at a Visual Pak plant in Kenosha when the year closes.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Jobs — General
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The Allstaff Group will eliminate 148 contracted workers at a Visual Pak plant in Kenosha effective Dec. 31, after the packaging manufacturer selected a different staffing vendor for the facility. The layoffs were disclosed in a WARN notice filed by Allstaff.
Why it matters
The eliminations are permanent, and Allstaff does not currently have other assignments for the affected employees. The change shows how a client's vendor decision can end a staffing contract and displace a large group of workers at a single site.
A WARN notice filed by Allstaff puts 148 workers at the Kenosha plant on the eliminations list, effective Dec. 31. The filing does not say whether any of the affected employees will be offered positions elsewhere.
The players
The Allstaff Group
An employment and staffing firm based in Gurnee, Illinois, that supplies contracted workers to manufacturing and packaging clients.
Visual Pak
A contract packager and manufacturer headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois, that operates plants serving industrial and consumer clients.
The details
Visual Pak, a contract packager and manufacturer based in Waukegan, Illinois, selected a different staffing vendor for its plant at 9605 136th Ave. in Kenosha. Allstaff, an employment firm headquartered in Gurnee, Illinois, will remove its contracted employees from the site as a result.
Timeline
Dec. 31: Allstaff's contracted employees at the Kenosha plant are eliminated.
Next six months: Allstaff does not foresee new opportunities for the eliminated workers.
Market Landscape
Federal WARN Act rules require advance notice of mass layoffs, and filings like Allstaff's show how staffing-vendor switches can trigger those notices even when the employer of record is a third-party firm. Companies that outsource packaging and assembly labor are increasingly exposed to this kind of abrupt contract turnover.
Kenosha workers placed through Allstaff at the Visual Pak plant will lose their assignments when contracts end Dec. 31. Those affected should check with the staffing firm about any remaining or future placements.
The takeaway
Workers placed through staffing agencies can lose assignments quickly when a client changes vendors, so checking contract end dates and WARN-era notices can help plan a job search ahead of time.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by BizTimes - Milwaukee Business News.
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